Hello,

OK. Have happily added a folder called "Recovery". To access the folder you need to sign into the website click on files, click on "recovery folder", and then upload the files you wish. Most people find this ok, but in the past one or two people have said they have had difficulty - so I hope it goes ok.

http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/forensic_occupational_therapy

Best wishes

Eddie

--- In forensic_occupational_therapy@yahoogroups.co.uk, susanna paden <minisue22@...> wrote:
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> no problem, well I say no problem...but not sure how to do this!  Will investigate this next week when I'm back and work and upload anything relevant.
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> Good idea to have a recovery folder.  Perhaps Eddie Duncan (moderator) could advise?
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> --- On Fri, 3/7/09, Watson, Alexander <alexander.watson@...> wrote:
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> Subject: RE: [forensic_occupational_therapy] Forensic and recovery
> To: forensic_occupational_therapy@yahoogroups.co.uk
> Date: Friday, 3 July, 2009, 12:13 PM
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> Hey Susi,
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> Would love to see what your presentation.  Perhaps upload it to the group so it is there for whomever might want to see it. 
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> Whose job is it to organise the uploaded stuff â€" could create a folder for recovery themed info?
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> From: forensic_occupation al_therapy@ yahoogroups. co.uk [mailto:forensic_ occupational_ therapy@yahoogro ups.co.uk] On Behalf Of minisue22
> Sent: 02 July 2009 12:34
> To: forensic_occupation al_therapy@ yahoogroups. co.uk
> Subject: [forensic_occupatio nal_therapy] Forensic and recovery
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> I work in a medium secure setting (The Orchard Clinic in Edinburgh ) and have been working towards developing a more recovery focussed service here for the last 4 years. So far we have established a multi-disciplinary and service user recovery steering group which has a number of working parties attached. These groups have been working on developing a new recovery focussed unit philosopy, improving ward and staff areas and developed a recovery training plan for both staff and service users. It has certainly been a challenge and it faced alot of opposition initially but there has been a definite shift in attitudes towards the recovery approach, which will hopefully continue!
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> Currently we are implementing a recovery training plan for both those who work and live in the clinic, encouraging joint training between these two groups, which for many has been a difficult concept to grasp... We plan to develop a rolling programme of training to keep up the momentum and drive towards becoming a recovery focussed service.
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> Myself and an art therapy colleague travelled to New Zealand to see how the forensic services there meet the challenge of maintaining a recovery focussed service within the restrictions of a forensic setting. We learned a lot from this experience and developed ideas which we thought we could incorporate into our service here. This work is developing and we are looking at what is possible in terms of recovery rather than focussing on why it's difficult in forensic (which is often easy to do). We have presented this last year at the IAFMHS conference and developed it in to a poster, if anyones interested I'm happy to share this information.
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> We were also lucky enough to get funding to have Mary O'Hagan (www.maryohagan. com) from New Zealand to come to the clinic and conduct a 'recovery assessment'. The whole process of this was enlightening for staff and service users and it was extremely valuable to have a recovery driven, fresh pair of eyes look at our service and let us know where we are getting it right and where we need to develop further.
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> I could go on as I'm hugely passionate about the recovery agenda and the difference it can make in forensic psychiatry but I'll leave it there for now! It's encouraging to hear others discussing this on this forum.
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